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Stryker Security - Click for high resolution Photo
4/28/2006
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David Conklin and Spc. Jeremy Combs provide security from their Stryker vehicle while supporting a joint tactical control point with Iraqi police officers in Mosul, Iraq, April 27, 2006. The soldiers are with the 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster  
Baghdadi Talk - Click for high resolution Photo
4/28/2006
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Robert B. Neller, center, deputy commanding general of operations for Multinational Forces - West, speaks at Forward Operating Base Baghdadi, Iraq, to Iraqi army soldiers who are attached to U.S. Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, April 21, 2006.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew D. Young  
Rumsfeld Greets Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
4/27/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld greets soldiers assigned to Multi-National Forces Iraq during an unannounced visit to the country to meet with senior military commanders and Iraq's new Prime Minister designate Jawad al-Maliki.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | Photos |
Photo Op - Click for high resolution Photo
4/27/2006
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld meets the airmen assigned to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group at Sather Air Base, Iraq, April 27, 2006. He and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Iraqi government officials in Baghdad.   U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Will Ackerman  
In The Persian Gulf - Click for high resolution Photo
4/27/2006
The Royal Australian Navy Frigate HMAS Ballarat comes alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in preparation for a fueling at sea evolution in the Persian Gulf, April 21, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Burden  
Translation - Click for high resolution Photo
4/26/2006
An Iraqi translator translates procedures during a joint neighborhood patrol between Iraqi police with a special weapons and tactics team and U.S. Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Mosul, Iraq, April 23, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster  
Rumsfeld Visits Iraq - Click for high resolution Photo
4/26/2006
Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Army Gen. George Casey, commanding general, Multi-National Force-Iraq, speak to the media after meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq on April 26, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley  
Make A Wish - Click for high resolution Photo
4/26/2006
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace shows (from left to right) Caden, Alex and Shade Hall a picture of his father-in-law who was a B-52 pilot in World War II. The brothers, from Ames, Iowa, visited the Pentagon, April 27, 2006, as part of a "Make a Wish Foundation" request. Alex and his 7 year-old brother, Shade, have been diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Checkpoint - Click for high resolution Photo
4/25/2006
An Iraqi soldier checks the identification of a man in a car. U.S. Marines from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment and Iraqi soldiers from the 4th Iraqi Army Brigade conduct a joint patrol in Khandari, Iraq on April 22, 2006.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.  
Howitzer Training - Click for high resolution Photo
4/25/2006
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Williams, center, from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, receives a 105mm round for an M119A2 light howitzer during a training exercise on Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq, April 22, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood  
Mahmodyah Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/24/2006
U.S. Army Pfc. Joe Brown, 3rd Platoon, Delta Company, 1/502nd Infantry Battalion, 101st Airborne Division, pulls security during a foot patrol in Mahmodyah, Iraq, April 14, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree N. Palacios  
Thanking the Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
4/24/2006
President George W. Bush speaks to Marines and their families following lunch inside the mess hall at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, Calif., April 23, 2006.   White House photo by Eric Draper    | Remarks |
Weapons Search - Click for high resolution Photo
4/24/2006
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Steve Larochelle and Lance Cpl. Joshua Cade, both with 2nd Amphibious Assault Battalion, search for weapons caches during a patrol in Fallujah, Iraq, April 12, 2006.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Spencer M. Murphy  
Night Flight - Click for high resolution Photo
4/23/2006
Passengers board a U.S. Air Force Reserve C-130H Hercules aircraft on Sather Air Base, Iraq, April 20, 2006. The aircraft is deployed from the 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo.   DoD photo by Master Sgt. Lance Cheung, U.S. Air Force.  
Troop Support - Click for high resolution Photo
4/22/2006
Visitors to the America Supports You booth at the "Thunder Over Louisville" festival in Louisville, Ky., write messages of support on postcards for servicemembers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, April 22, 2006. Louisville became an America Supports You partner April 21, 2006, as part of the kick-off for this year's Kentucky Derby Festival.   Defense Dept. photo by John D. Banusiewicz  
Joint Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/22/2006
An Iraqi army soldier mans a .50-caliber machine gun during a patrol with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, near Hawijah, Iraq, April 14, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood  
Interview - Click for high resolution Photo
4/21/2006
Capt. Alfred Smith of Saint Clair, Pa., stationed with the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, interviews a translator and a police captain of the West Ramadi Police Station, April 14, 2006.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. William L. Dubose III  
On The Radio - Click for high resolution Photo
4/21/2006
Iraqi police officers talk on the radio at the Al-Taji Police Station, April 17, 2006. Soldiers of the 463rd Military Police Company at Camp Liberty, Iraq, trained the Iraqi officers and make daily checks to ensure they are providing the best service to the Iraqi people.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin L. Moses Sr.  
Heros Honored  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/20/2006
.S. Army Capt. Robert Klinger shakes hands with Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England after being presented with the Purple Heart Medal during an award ceremony on George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, in Mount Vernon, Va., April 20, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss  
Teamwork - Click for high resolution Photo
4/20/2006
U.S. Marines with 3rd Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team - 5, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Iraqi soldiers with 3rd Battalion, 4th Brigade, 1st Army Division, conduct a combined security patrol through the Kandari Market in the vicinity of Forward Operating Base Abu Gharib, April 15, 2006.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James J. Vooris  
Communication - Click for high resolution Photo
4/20/2006
U.S. Marine Col. William B. Crowe, commanding officer of Regimental Combat Team 7, speaks with the Iraqi commander of 3rd Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 7th Division, near Camp Rawah, Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, April 14, 2006.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M Henner  
Keeping Watch - Click for high resolution Photo
4/20/2006
U.S. Army Cpl. Ramirez from Headquarters Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division provides security during a raid in Siniya, Iraq on April 12, 2006.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill  
Security Watch  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/19/2006
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Saul Lopezromo provides security while fellow Marines speak to the headmaster of a school in the vicinity of Forward Operating Base Abu Gharib, Iraq, April 17, 2006. Lopezromo is a rifleman with 1st Squadron, 2nd Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James J. Vooris  
Troop Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
4/19/2006
Vice President Richard B. Cheney talks with U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Riley, Kan., during his visit to the post April 18, 2006.   U.S. Army photo by Amanda Kim Stairett  
Doolittle Raiders2 - Click for high resolution Photo
4/19/2006
Retired Lt. Col. Chase Nelson, a Doolittle Raider, joins two cadets from the Air Force Academy Cadet Wing in placing a wreath to commemorate those raiders who lost their lives in the line of duty. The Doolittle Raiders held a reunion at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, April 18, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss    | Special |
Doolittle Raiders - Click for high resolution Photo
4/19/2006
A wreath commemorates the Doolittle Raiders who lost their lives in the line of duty in World War II. The Doolittle Raider reunion/memorial ceremony was held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, in Dayton, Ohio, April 18, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by William D. Moss    | Special |
Advisor Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
4/18/2006
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, senior enlisted advisor to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses operations of a landing assault craft with members of the U.S. Navy beach crew from Assault Craft Unit 5, in Kuwait, April 13, 2006. The visit was part of Gainey's recent travels to the Middle East where he visited with soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen fighting the war on terror. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Doug Mappin   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Doug Mappin  
Thanking the Troops - Click for high resolution Photo
4/18/2006
Vice President Richard Cheney addresses a crowd of more than 600 airmen and Spokane, Wash. locals during a visit to Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., April 17, 2006. The vice president pointed out the role Fairchild plays in the war on terrorism and thanked the troops for their contributions and sacrifice.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Laura K. Smith    | More Photos |
Pass in Review - Click for high resolution Photo
4/18/2006
Iraqi policemen conduct a pass in review during the opening ceremony of the Fallujah Police Station, in Fallujah, Iraq, April 13, 2006.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. RamonaMarie G. Penala  
Route Green - Click for high resolution Photo
4/17/2006
U.S. soldiers from Company F, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, drive a Humvee through route green in Narwan, Iraq on April 10, 2006.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Teddy Wade  
Field Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/17/2006
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan Trout provides security during a patrol in the vicinity of Forward Operating Base Abu Gharib in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, April 12, 2006.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. James J. Vooris  
Urban Terrain Course - Click for high resolution Photo
4/17/2006
An Iraq Army soldier kicks in a door as U.S. Army Spc. Nate Wagar observes during a military operations on urban terrain course at Forward Operating Base McHenry, Iraq, April 12, 2006. The week-long course is repetitive and high-paced to give the Iraqi soldiers muscle memory to successfully enter a residence quickly, and safely.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood  
Hit Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/16/2006
U.S. Marine Spc. Frank Mireles, with Alpha Company from the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry, patrols through the city of Hit, Iraq, April 1, 2006, during Operation Iraqi Freedom.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian M Henner  
Musayyib Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/15/2006
U.S. Army Sgt. Gary Sarracino from the Company D, 1st Battalion, 67th Armored Regiment, provides security at Musayyib, Iraq, April 8, 2006, next to the site of a vehicle hit by an improvised explosive device on the prior day.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler  
Hero Honored - Click for high resolution Photo
4/14/2006
Medal of Honor recipients Barney Barnum, Leo Thorness, Jim Flemming and Brian Thacker (left to right) lead a funeral procession for Retired Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel Sr., Medal of Honor recipient, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C., April 13, 2006.   Photo by K. Kassens    | More Photos |
Tal Afar Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/14/2006
U.S. Army soldiers from the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, conduct a combat patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq on April 10, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon  
Tal Afar Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/13/2006
U.S. Army Spc. Aaron Lee from the 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division conducts a combat patrol in Tal Afar, Iraq on April 8, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon  
Mission Update - Click for high resolution Photo
4/13/2006
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Brian Krcelic and Staff Sgt. Phanton from 1st Platoon, Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, discuss the progress of the mission while on patrol in Laq Laq, Iraq on April 11, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to gather intellegence on locals residing in the area.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill  
Neighborhood Patrol - Click for high resolution Photo
4/13/2006
U.S. Army Lt. John Cintron with the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, speaks to a local resident during a neighborhood patrol in Mosul, Iraq, April 10, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster  
Medical Aid - Click for high resolution Photo
4/12/2006
Iraqi civilians wait at the gate of the Polish Army Medical Division Field Hospital, Multinational Division Central South, Camp Echo, Diwaniyah, Iraq, April 10, 2006. The doctors saw patients who needed dressings changed and wounds cleaned. The field hospital has orthopedics, internal medicine and a surgical unit. It also has rooms for civilian and military patients who need to stay at the hospital.   U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jason T. Bailey  
Control Point Warning - Click for high resolution Photo
4/12/2006
Marines from Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5, place a sign in the road warning drivers to slow before reaching one of the entry control points to the city of Fallujah, Iraq, April 6, 2006. The Marines recently finished their seven-month deployment to Iraq.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Zahn  
Pentagon Briefing - Click for high resolution Photo
4/12/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld talks to reporters during the Pentagon press briefing in Arlington, Va., on April 11, 2006. Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Peter Pace discussed timelines and prewar planning for Iraq.   Defense Dept. photo by R. D. Ward  
Southern Baghdad - Click for high resolution Photo
4/12/2006
Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 6th Infantry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armor Division, prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Falcon in southern Baghdad, April 7, 2006. The company works under operational control of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division's 8th Squadron, 10th Cavalry.   U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jason Dangel  
Iraqi Police - Click for high resolution Photo
4/11/2006
U.S. Army Cpt. James Harper a brigade engineer with the 172nd Infantry Brigade conducts a work assessment with an Iraqi police officer in Mosul, Iraq, April. 10, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John M. Foster  
Line Up  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/11/2006
U.S. Army Bradley fighting vehicles of the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry, line up at the Udairi Desert Range, April 10, 2006, before moving forward into Iraq.   U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Jason Dangel  
Convoy - Click for high resolution Photo
4/11/2006
U.S. Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), prepare to leave on a convoy to Abu Ghurayb prison in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, April 8, 2006. The Marines conduct counterinsurgency operations to facilitate the creation of a secure environment that enables Iraqi self-reliance and self-governance.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Grahm Humphreys  
Gharmah Operations - Click for high resolution Photo
4/10/2006
U.S. Marine Pfc. Ryan C. Freeman with 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment's engineer platoon, hands some candy to a young Iraqi boy while conducting weapons searches in the area surrounding Gharmah, Iraq, April 6, 2006. The Marines and Iraqi soldiers conducted searches during Operation Hastings.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton  
Operation Hastings  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/10/2006
Cpl. Tyler L. Huffman and Pfc. Ryan C. Freeman take a closer look at the area ahead while conducting cache sweeps in the area surrounding Gharmah, Iraq, April 6, 2006. The Marines worked during a three-day maneuver involving Iraqi soldiers called Operation Hastings.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton  
Rooftop Security  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/10/2006
An Iraqi policeman pulls security on the rooftop of the Abu Ghraib Iraqi Police Station in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, April 4, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree N. Palacios  
Fallujah Patrol  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/9/2006
A Marine with Regimental Combat Team 5, looks out from his turret while on patrol near the city of Fallujah. The battalion recently finished their seven month deployment to Iraq. During their time here the Marines successfully secured the city for two democratic elections, conducted numerous operations to rid the city of insurgents and provided invaluable training for the Iraqi Security Forces.   U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Zahn  
2006 Globe And Anchor Award - Click for high resolution Photo
4/8/2006
James K. Kallstrom, Founder and Chairman of the Marine Corps/Law Enforcement Foundation, Karen Ansari, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace pose for photos after the presentation of the 2006 Globe and Anchor Award to Rumsfeld at the foundations gala in New York City on April 7, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | More Photos |
Fingerprinting - Click for high resolution Photo
4/7/2006
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Frank Narro, of the 463rd Military Police Company, fingerprints an Iraqi policeman prior to entering him into a database in the police station in Abu Ghraib, Iraq, April 4, 2006.   U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Desiree N. Palacios  
Bayji Patrol  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/7/2006
U.S. Army Pvt. Tim Lacello, from 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, walks past local women working in a field while on patrol south of Bayji, Iraq, April 4, 2006.   U.S. Army photo by Spc. Charles W. Gill  
Hoops for Troops  - Click for high resolution Photo
4/7/2006
Mike Krzyzewski (right), USA Basketball head coach, presents a team jersey to Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani during the "Hoops for Troops" program at the Pentagon Athletic Center, April 6, 2006. USA Basketball teamed with the America Supports You program to host the event for servicemembers’ children.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Combat Training - Click for high resolution Photo
4/6/2006
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph Kepler, right, shows an Iraqi army soldier how to properly throw a punch during hand-to-hand combat training in Husiniyah, Iraq, April 4, 2006. Kepler and the 4th Iraqi Brigade Military Transition Team teach Iraqi army soldiers hand-to-hand combat using the U.S. Marine Corps martial arts program.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Katrina Beeler  
Work at Sea - Click for high resolution Photo
4/6/2006
Empty pallets are loaded from the USS Harpers Ferry to the USNS Walter S. Diehl during a refueling in support of Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration and Foal Eagle 2006 in the East China Sea, April 1, 2006. The training exercise is to strengthen interoperability between the United States and the Republic of South Korea.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian P. Biller  
Commuters - Click for high resolution Photo
4/6/2006
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgts. Brian D. Rust and Kathy A. Rust, both of the 119th Fighter Wing, use a boat to commute to work at the North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo, N.D., April 3, 2006, after the rising Wild Rice River flooded the roads near their home.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp  
Global Service Award - Click for high resolution Photo
4/5/2006
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace waits for the ovation to finish after he received the Global Service Award on behalf of the U.S. Armed Forces from the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2006.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. D. Myles Cullen  
Condolences - Click for high resolution Photo
4/5/2006
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld expresses his condolences to Jane Weinberger, wife of the late Casper W. Weinberger, at the funeral for her husband at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on April 4, 2006. Weinberger took office as the 15th defense secretary on Jan. 21, 1981, and served until Nov. 23, 1987, making him the longest serving defense secretary to date. During his tenure in office, Weinberger spearheaded President Ronald Reagan's peacetime military buildup. Weinberger d   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley    | Story |
Assumption Of Command - Click for high resolution Photo
4/4/2006
UIraqi soldiers of 1st Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division ride in up-armored Humvees during an assumption of command ceremony at Forward Operating Base Danger, Iraq, April 3, 2006. The 1st Brigade took command of the Samarra and Tikrit, Iraq, battlespace from the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team.   U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alfred Johnson  
Iraq Visit - Click for high resolution Photo
4/4/2006
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice waves to airmen at Sather Air Base, Iraq, April 3, 2006, after she and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw attended meetings with Iraq government officials in Baghdad. She is accompanied by U.S. Air Force Col. Dennis Ployer, 447th Expeditionary Group commander, and Dr. Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. ambassador to Iraq.   U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Will Ackerman  
Contingency Skills - Click for high resolution Photo
4/3/2006
A U.S. Air Force airman engages "opposing forces" during the convoy operations block of the contingency skills training course at Fort Dix, N.J., April 1, 2006. Hosted by the Air Mobility Warfare Center and the 421st Combat Training Squadron, the course prepares airmen with the skills needed to operate in contingency environments.   Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jennifer C. Wallis  
Security Support - Click for high resolution Photo
4/3/2006
U.S. Army Sgt. Charles Dennis sets up his M-240 machine gun on a roof in Monfia, Iraq, March 31, 2006, in support of an air assault operation. Dennis is from 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy L. Wood  
Hornet Launch - Click for high resolution Photo
4/2/2006
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Fighting Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron 151 prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, March 30, 2006.   U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordon R. Beesley  
Combat Training - Click for high resolution Photo
4/1/2006
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tom Romano guards a convoy's perimeter during combat training at Fort Bragg, N.C., on March 27, 2006, before deploying to Afghanistan. Romano volunteered for a year-long deployment with the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team. He is a security forces specialist from Minot Air Force Base, N.D.   U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark D. Gibson  
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